Mine to be searched for missing boy's remains

Excavation work at a mine shaft in Avoca will start tomorrow, to search for the remains of a boy who went missing 35 years ago.

Terry Floyd was 12 years old when he disappeared at Avoca, west of Maryborough in in 1975.

His brother Daryl is paying for the excavation work because he says he is confident his brother's remains are in the mine.

"Very anxious at the moment. It's a weird feeling, not knowing how to be. Yes, very anxious in the outcome and that type of thing but at the same time very hopeful. We'll see what comes ... of that," he said.